A rare consequence of blunt chest trauma: dumbbell heart with calcified pericardial band at the mid-ventricular level

Abstract

A 36-year-old female patient was admitted to our clinic with chronic atypical chest and back pain. She had a history of 3-day hospitalization in the intensive care unit after a severe blunt chest trauma in a car accident 25 years ago. She had no clear evidence of bloody pericardial effusion or pericardial intervention. The heart was observed to have regular rhythm without any murmur, rub, or gallop. Lung fields were clear. Electrocardiography demonstrated sinus rhythm along with non-specific ST-T wave …